Compact holder



May s, 1927. 1,626,842

w. .G. Kr-:NDALL COMPACT HOLDER Filed Jan. 16. 1925 Q g 5V l INVENTR lMa-MMM il BY WOLF@ f f5@ ATTORNEYS Patented May 3, 19,27.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL,

OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO PARFUMERIE RIGAUD, INC., Ol' NEWYORK, N .'Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COMPACT HOLDER.

Application led Ianuay 16, 1925'. lSerial No. 2,959.

This invention relates to compact holders and more particularly tovanity cases or metal compact holders of the type known as doublecompacts in which a mirror and a l holder for a compact of face powderand rouge is provided.

Further objects of this invention will be apparent from thespecification and drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of myimproved holder opened.

Fig. 2 is Va vertical elevation of my improved holder showing novelfeatures of the mirror used.

1: Fig. 3 is an enlar ed detail view of the hinge portion of theiolder.

F 1g. 4 is a detail view of the mirror only.

1 represents the cover, 2 the base of the compact joined to each otherby the hinges zo 3 and 4 which are swiveled upon the pintle 5. To thepintle 5 is also attached the metal ring 6 having integrally formedtherein a hinge member 7 which is also swiveled on the )intle 5. Thering 6 is integrally grooved as s own in Fig. 2 so as to receive thesplit ring 8, which 1s the holder for the metal mirror 9. It is evidentthat to insert the metal mirror 9 within the ring 6, the split ring 8 iscontracted as much as possible and slipped into the lgroove in the ring6. The split ring 8 is made with suicient resilience so as to readilyexpand in the groove in the ring 6 and hold the mirror 9 firmly withinsaid groove. The inner ring 8 frictionally grips the outer ring 6because of the 35 resi ience ofsaid inner ring. Since the periphery ofthe rin 8 is recessed or. concave, the mirror is relia ly held therein,although the mirror 9 and ring 8 may be readily removed and replaced.

It is a further advantage of this construction that the ring 6 and thehinge member 7 are stamped from one piece and that only a single pintleis necessary to hold both the rin 6 and the bottom and top members l 4l"an '2. The walls of the base and cover which are directly adjacent thehinge, may, for convenience, be designated as the vertical walls of theholder. l

As seen in Fig. l, the periphery of the ring 6 has the hinge member 7bent out therefrom and curved to form a loop, through which the hingepintle passes.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:

A vanity case comprising two body portions and an intermediate ring allmounted upon the same hinge pintle; said ring having a groove in thewall thereof, the width of said groove being less than the width of GUsaid wall, a partition member held in a split ring held in said groove,a portion of one side of the lateral periphery of said ring being bentout transversely and curved to form a loop for said hinge pintle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL.

